handbooks

noun

plural of handbook
as in manuals
a book used for instruction in a subject a handbook of grammar

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Recent Examples of handbooks Hair loss experts hawking lifestyle handbooks for getting your strands back. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2026 That may be the most consequential shift in knowledge management since physical handbooks became digital knowledge bases. — Chakkry Arunachalam, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The company also publishes a garden guide, a kids’ edition, and special handbooks on container gardens, vegetables, and herbs. — HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 The same program also offers free handbooks in English and Spanish. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Other districts, including Cincinnati Public Schools and Fairfield City Schools, have updated student handbooks with new policies but have not posted separate notices on their websites. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2026 School handbooks may also provide information on whether a school serves all students or may exclude some groups, like those with disabilities or LGBTQ+ parents from admissions. — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Her concern is in the language being used in the handbooks and the policy draft. — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Now, 15 years later, the law continues to guide district handbooks across Oregon. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbooks
  1. manuals
  2. texts
  3. textbooks
  4. dictionaries
Noun
  • The outlet also pointed out that Apple still doesn’t offer replacement parts, repair manuals, or self-service repair guides for its AirPods.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Procedures should be practical, brief and readily available rather than buried inside lengthy operations manuals.
    — Nicholas Pope, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of manuals
Noun
  • Its early productions infiltrated participants’ lives through phone calls, texts and emails.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Since their debut in 1986, American Girl has shrunk their historical line significantly–including paring down the traditional six-book set for each historical character into two streamlined texts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of texts
Noun
  • Artists, activists, lawyers, and teachers, these women laid the foundation for the period we are taught about in textbooks.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Housing, food, transportation, textbooks and childcare can determine whether a student stays enrolled.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of textbooks
Noun
  • From burritos to dictionaries, brands are already comparing a slew of foldable items to the new iPhone Duo.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
Definition of dictionaries

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“Handbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbooks. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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